Where are this year's earmarks 
Fiscal Year(s)
Earmark Spending in Iowa
* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
| Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 | No | Total Amount |
| Congressional earmarks | 629 | $675,572,386 |
| All earmarks | 650* | $742,238,386* |
| Earmark Details | Year | Description (Bill) |
Amount (desc) |
Sponsors | Locations | Receiving Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2010 |
Meskwaki Settlement School, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, IA, for a culturally based education curriculum (Labor-HHS-Education) |
$500,000 |
Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA) |
Tama, Iowa | Meskwaki Settlement School |
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2010 |
10th Avenue South Corridor Extension, Waverly, IA (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$500,000 |
Rep. Bruce Braley -IA)Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA)...more |
Waverly, Iowa | |
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2010 |
Des Moines International Airport Runway 13R/31L Land Acquisition, Des Moines, IA (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$500,000 |
Rep. Leonard Boswell -IA)Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA) |
Iowa | |
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2010 |
Earthworks Engineering Research Center-EERC, Iowa State University, IA (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$500,000 |
Rep. Tom Latham -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA) |
Ames, Iowa | Iowa State University |
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2010 |
Iowa Highway 100 Extension and Improvements, Cedar Rapids, IA (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$500,000 |
Rep. Dave Loebsack -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA) |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
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2010 |
Western Iowa Tech Community College Renewable Energy Economy Corridor (Energy and Water) |
$500,000 |
Rep. Steve King -IA)Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA) |
Iowa | Western Iowa Tech Community College (Sioux City) |
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2008 |
Chariton Valley RC&D, Chariton Valley Biomass for Rural Development (Energy and Water) |
$492,000 |
Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA) |
Iowa | |
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2008 |
The City of Davenport for water system improvement (Interior) |
$492,000 |
Rep. Bruce Braley -IA)Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA)...more |
Davenport, Iowa | City of Davenport, Iowa |
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2008 |
The City of Mason City for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion (Interior) |
$492,000 |
Rep. Tom Latham -IA)Sen. Chuck Grassley -IA)Sen. Tom Harkin -IA)...more |
Mason City, Iowa | |
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2008 |
Construct Four Lane Highway 20 West of U.S. 71 (Transportation-Housing and Urban Development) |
$490,000 |
Rep. Steve King -IA) |
Iowa | |
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Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )


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